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Survivor Around the Globe, Katie Brien
I’m an ICU RN and I specialize in critical care. I pride myself in being there for those who need me most, those on the brink of losing everything. When I take my RN name tag off, I’m the mother of two amazing kids. These two children are my beating heart. April 21, 2015 started […]
Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2018Read More -
Survivor Around the Globe, Sarah Presley
The evening of September 6, 2012, my life and my perspective on life changed forever. A few hours after returning from the Burning Man music festival, I suffered a brain aneurysm rupture. It started with a burst of pain in the center of my brain that quickly radiated and filled my entire head. I curled […]
Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2018Read More -
Caregiver Around the Globe, Greg Payan
My wife, Holly, woke up on April 21, 2014 incapacitated by a terrible headache. She was an otherwise healthy 39-year old college professor who exercised regularly and taught yoga. She began to have a seizure and her eyes rolled back into her head. After calling 911, she stabilized, so when the EMTs arrived they thought […]
Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2018Read More -
Survivor Around the Globe, Deedra Atkinson
I remember August 17, 2016 like it was yesterday. It was on a Wednesday, a day where it was my normal routine to workout around 8:30pm at my apartment gym. On that particular night, I decided to call my fiancé to ask if I could come to his gym to work out with him – […]
Posted on Friday, February 9, 2018Read More -
Survivor Around the Globe, Stacy Watson
I was teaching a Zumba class at our local YMCA the morning of February 21, 2013. Just a few songs into the class, I felt a little “off balance.” I thought shake it off and keep going. Seconds later, I collapsed. I felt embarrassed, confused and told my room full of Y members to give […]
Posted on Monday, January 22, 2018Read More